Pile-wire-oiling device for looms.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

J; S. GILES. PILE WIRE OILING DBVICBIE'OR LOOMS. APPLIGATION PIIIIYIIDMAY .13, 1999. nnnwma SEPT. 21, 1906.

. i a II f l U v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. GILES, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO MATTHEW J.WIIITTALL, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed May 13, 1899. Renewed September 21. 1906. Serial No.335,648.

To all whom 211; may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. Games, a citi-v zen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and use ful Oiling Device for Looms,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is to improve the construction andoperation of looms for weaving piled fabrics; and to this end itconsists of the construction and combinations of parts whereby thepile-wires and the hook for withdrawing the same may be combined with astationary oiler for lubricating the wires.

In the accom anying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view 0 su'liicientparts of a loom to illustrate the application of my invention thereto,and Fig. '2 is an enlarged detail view of the stationary oiler and aportion of one of the pile-wires.

In weaving pile fabrics the wires by means of which the piles are formedhave to be successively withdrawn from the fabric, and when the fabricis of a close texture or is beaten up comparatively hard a heavy pull isrequired to withdraw each successive wire. To facilitate this operation,it is now customary to provide an oiling device for oiling orlubricating each Wire as it is withdrawn, so that when said wire isagain automatically woven into the fabric it will have suflicient oilthereon so that it may be readily pulled or drawn out of the fabric.

While an oiling device for the pile-wires is essential in allpile-fabric weaving, great care has to be exercised in using the same.This is especially the case in weaving light and delicately coloredcarpets. If the oiler should by any possibility deliver oil to the wirestoo freely, the surface of the carpet being woven is liable to showgrease spots or stains, and, on the other hand, if the wires are notsufficiently lubricated they become heated or stuck in the fabric, sothat the wires will be broken when it is attempted to withdraw the sameor other parts of the loom will be deranged.

In my prior patent, No. 481,558, granted August 30, 1892, I have shownand claimed an oiling device for pile-wires having a wick which isnormally located in the path of the wires and which is connected so asto be antomatically moved out of the way of the l hook which is employedfor catching and withdrawing the wires.

The especial object of my present invention is to construct the pile-wires and the hook for catching and withdrawing the same so that theseparts may be combined with a stationary oiler, so that when the oilerhas been once set or adjusted to proper position it will not havethereafter to be moved or adjusted and a more uniform lubrication of thewires secured than is possible with an oiler which has to be moved outof the way.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and in detail, A designates theloom-frame; B, the vibrating lathe; C, the sword; D, the reed, and E thepicker-stick. The arrangement and operation of these parts is wellunderstood, and it is not thought necessary to describe the same atlength in this specification.

F designates the carriage, which is reciproc'ated by any of the usualmechanisms. The carriage F is provided with a hook 10, which catches andwithdraws the Wires 11 from the fabric, the wires after being withdrawnbeing again inserted automatically in position to have a fresh portionof the fabric woven thereon by means of any of the ordinary mechanisms,which it is not thought necessary to herein show or describe. The hook10 is preferably arranged a trifle higher than in a loom of ordinaryconstructionthat is to say, the path of the hook ispreferably raised aslight distance above the plane of the wires. Each of the wires Gcomprises a shank or body 16 and an end piece 17, having an eye 18. Theend piece 17 has its lower edge flushed with the bottom of the bodyportion 16, and the eye 18 instead of being arranged in line with theshank or body portion 16 of the wire is slightly elevated or raised. Theoiling device which I combine with the pilewires and thewithdrawing-hook as thus constructed may be varied in construction.

As herein illustrated, a bracket 12 extends in from the framework of theloom to carry the oiling device, and the oiling device comprises an armor bracket 13, having a wickholder 14. and can 15. A wick extends upfrom the can 15 through the wick-holder in position to engage andlubricate thewires as they are successively withdrawn, and as the endpiece of each wire is flushed with the body portion of the wire and asthe withdrawing-hook is raised sufliciently to clear the Wick-holderthese parts will clear the oiling device and will not require the sameto be moved out of the way. On this account when the oiling device hasbeen once set to proper position it will not thereafter requireadjustment or movement and will secure a more uniform lubrication of thepile-Wires than has heretofore been possible.

I am aware that changes may be made in the construction of my oilingdevice by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope ofmy invention as expressed in the claim. I do not Wish, therefore, to belimited to the form of construction which I have herein shown anddescribed; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

In a loom, the combination of wires, each comprising a shank or bodyportion 16, an 20 end piece 17 having its lower side flush with thebottom of the body portion, and its eye 18 above the same, a hook 10 forcatching and withdrawing the wires, said hook being arranged toreciprocate above the plane of the Wires, and a stationary oiling devicecomprising a wick-holder, a can, and a wick eX- tending from the can upthrough the Wickholder in position to be eng a ed by the bottoms of thewires, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH S. GILES.

